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====Cocaine toxicity==== | ====Cocaine toxicity==== | ||
*No agreed upon toxic dose<ref name=pmid15075681>{{cite journal |author=Stephens BG, Jentzen JM, Karch S, Wetli CV, Mash DC |title=National Association of Medical Examiners position paper on the certification of cocaine-related deaths |journal=Am J Forensic Med Pathol |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=11–3 |year=2004 |month=March |pmid=15075681 |doi= |url=}}</ref> - due to tolerance. | *No agreed upon toxic dose<ref name=pmid15075681>{{cite journal |author=Stephens BG, Jentzen JM, Karch S, Wetli CV, Mash DC |title=National Association of Medical Examiners position paper on the certification of cocaine-related deaths |journal=Am J Forensic Med Pathol |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=11–3 |year=2004 |month=March |pmid=15075681 |doi= |url=}}</ref> - due to tolerance. | ||
*Usual mechanism ''cardiac failure''. | |||
Features | Features - heart: | ||
*Usually anatomically normal heart. | *Usually anatomically normal heart. | ||
*+/-Advanced atherosclerosis for age. | **+/-Advanced [[coronary artery atherosclerosis]] for age. | ||
*+/- | **+/-[[Myocardial infarction]]. | ||
*+/-Contraction band necrosis. | ***+/-Contraction band necrosis. | ||
*+/-Cardiac hypertrophy. | **+/-Cardiac hypertrophy. | ||
Other: | |||
*+/-Nasal septum perforation. | |||
*+/-Track marks (other drug use). | |||
*+/-Finger burns (during preparation of crack). | |||
*+/-Drug paraphernalia, e.g. crack pipe. | |||
====Ethylene glycol toxicity==== | ====Ethylene glycol toxicity==== | ||